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Video description: Tessellation by Square One TV 1987-1992. A
boppy beach tune illustrates the concept of tessellation as surfers cover their
boards and the beach with repeating geometric shapes.
A tessellation or tiling of the plane is a collection of plane
figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps. One may also speak of
tessellations of the parts of the plane or of other surfaces. Generalizations to
higher dimensions are also possible. Tessellations frequently appeared in the
art of M. C. Escher. Tessellations are seen throughout art history, from ancient
architecture to modern art.
Tessellations
by Square One TV 1987-1992
Ooh, tessellations Ooh, tessellations
We're talking about tessellations, Ooh, tessellations
Geometric shape sensations, Ooh, tessellations
Who's got time for good vibrations?
We've got to use our imaginations
Ooh bop-bop ooh Tessellations
Let's decorate my surfboard
With geometric shapes and lines
We can use a few polygons
Gonna make it look so fine
We can start by drawing a grid (bop-bop)
Use it as a guide (bop-bop)
And when we're done we're gonna have some fun
We'll hit the waves and ride! 'Cause
We're talking about tessellations, Ooh, tessellations
Geometric shape sensations, Ooh, tessellations
Who's got time for good vibrations?
We've got to use our imaginations
Ooh bop-bop ooh Tessellations
Let's use a grid of squares
To tessellate this plane
We'll lay down different polygons
The shapes don't have to be the same
We'll line them up, edge-to-edge
So all the sides will meet
We'll leave no gaps, no overlaps
Look at how the pattern repeats, yeah
We're talking about tessellations Ooh, tessellations
Geometric shape sensations Ooh, tessellations
Who's got time for good vibrations?
We've got to use our imaginations
Ooh bop-bop ooh
Come on and put a square here
And put an octagon there
And when they fit real tight
We'll know we're doing it right, Yeah, yeah
We're talking about tessellations Ooh, tessellations
Geometric shape sensations Ooh, tessellations
Who's got time for good vibrations?
We've got to use our imaginations
Ooh bop-bop ooh Tessellations
We're making tessellations
Tessellations
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